Residents search through the rubble for what is left after an evening of violence.<br /> <br />Late Saturday around 1,000 Buddhists, some armed with sticks and swords, attacked Muslim residents and set fire to their homes and shops here in Myanmar's north.<br /> <br />Over two dozen buildings were burnt down.<br /> <br />Security forces fired into the air, eventually dispersing the mob.<br /> <br />The government says the issue stemmed from the attempted rape of a Buddhist woman by a Muslim man, who was detained by police.<br /> <br />When the police refused to give the man up, a crowd surrounding the police station began to riot.<br /> <br />Residents say they are saddened by the violence since they did nothing to deserve it.<br /> <br />Sectarian violence has been growing in Myanmar, driven partially by nationalist movements against the spread of Islam.<br /> <br />Several other regions have witnessed similar Buddhist-Muslim violence in the last two years.<br /> <br />More than 200 people have been killed since June 2012, while 140,000
